And the No. 1 top taxpayer of 2017: GGP-Glenbrook LLC. was charged $5,231,575 in 2017, with a net assessed value of $164,561,520. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Taxes have been in the news a lot over the last couple of weeks. Here are the top five taxpayers in Allen County for 2017, ranked in order of net taxes charged, which is affected by many variables including the location of the tax property.